| Voltaire in His Letters Contributor(s): Voltaire, Francois Marie Arouet (Author), Tallentyre, S. G. (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1410211959 ISBN-13: 9781410211958 Publisher: University Press of the Pacific OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2004 Annotation: "It seems to me," said George Eliot, "much better to read a man's own writings, than to read what others say about him, especially when the man is first-rate and the others third-rate."In these words lie perhaps the best reason for a translation of the Letters of Voltaire.S. G. Tallentyre is the author of The Life of Mirabeau, The Life of Voltaire, and The Friends of Voltaire. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.62" W x 8.02" (0.80 lbs) 320 pages |
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| Publisher Description: "It seems to me," said George Eliot, "much better to read a man's own writings, than to read what others say about him, especially when the man is first-rate and the others third-rate." In these words lie perhaps the best reason for a translation of the Letters of Voltaire. S. G. Tallentyre is the author of The Life of Mirabeau, The Life of Voltaire, and The Friends of Voltaire. |
